The following are guidelines for helping you plan your day for this mini-conference. While all sessions focus on teaching and learning in the 21st Century, please note the sessions vary in both breadth and depth so the following guidelines have been setup to assist you.
Review Types of Sessions
Read descriptions of Breakout Session 1 and 2 (under The Program on left)
Locate sessions that have strands meeting your interests: Assessment, Collaboration, Communication, Critical Thinking, Literacy, Multimedia & Design, and Student Projects
Determine how will you use Breakout Session 3 (TIP: Choose presentation from Breakout 1 and 2 to build towards Breakout 3)
Click Registration (under Planning on left) to enroll in sessions -- remember that sessions are limited so sign-up early!
Remember BYOL
Get Ready for a GREAT day of learning and leading!
Breakout Session 3 Explanation
Breakout session 3 has been designed with you in mind! This is an extended block of time for you to work informally in a collaborative investigation of a technology that you'd like to bring into the classroom. The goal is for you to work with colleagues from across the district with similar interests to develop implementation ideas, a conceptual framework for use, and an understanding through play time.
For those of you that would like to work in a more formal setting, there are various workshops being offered. These have an expert facilitator in an area helping to develop ideas to explore. The goal is the same as the informal session with the difference being there is a facilitator available to assist with your collaborative investigation.
Bring Your Own Laptop (BYOL)
As you prepare for the day, all sessions will utilize participants active involvement with their website either for hands-on activities, the backchannel, and discussing the sessions. Therefore, please BYOL to each session.
Types of Sessions
Keynote Breakout
The keynote speaker will apply the framework into an actionable item during this session. It occurs directly after the keynote and asks the participants to be ready to engage the ideas from the keynote into instructional practices. The Keynote Breakout occurs only once during the mini-conference.
Spotlight Speakers These 50 minute sessions are done by presenters from outside of the Glenbrooks based upon their expertise in a chosen area. These experts will provide an interactive approach to learning about areas of interests for the GB based upon past and ongoing professional development topics. Spotlight speakers will hold sessions throughout the day on the same topic with slight variations in content. Hands-On Workshops
Hands-on workshops are longer presentations that extend across multiple breakout sessions. Topics vary but participants can expect to be very interactive in the production Each Hands-on Workshop occurs only one time so it is important to note that if you find a Workshop of interest, be sure to attend during that time because it will not take place the rest of the day. General Sessions
These sessions are done by Glenbrook Educators for a classroom size audience. General Sessions are 50 minutes in length and the presentation formats vary: demonstrations, discussions, and lectures. These may target a certain audience or user level so refer to the session description to ensure best selection. Each General Session occurs only one time so it is important to note that if you find a General Session of interest, be sure to attend during that time because it will not take place the rest of the day.
Planning Your Day
The following are guidelines for helping you plan your day for this mini-conference. While all sessions focus on teaching and learning in the 21st Century, please note the sessions vary in both breadth and depth so the following guidelines have been setup to assist you.
Breakout Session 3 Explanation
Breakout session 3 has been designed with you in mind! This is an extended block of time for you to work informally in a collaborative investigation of a technology that you'd like to bring into the classroom. The goal is for you to work with colleagues from across the district with similar interests to develop implementation ideas, a conceptual framework for use, and an understanding through play time.For those of you that would like to work in a more formal setting, there are various workshops being offered. These have an expert facilitator in an area helping to develop ideas to explore. The goal is the same as the informal session with the difference being there is a facilitator available to assist with your collaborative investigation.
Bring Your Own Laptop (BYOL)
As you prepare for the day, all sessions will utilize participants active involvement with their website either for hands-on activities, the backchannel, and discussing the sessions. Therefore, please BYOL to each session.Types of Sessions
Keynote Breakout
The keynote speaker will apply the framework into an actionable item during this session. It occurs directly after the keynote and asks the participants to be ready to engage the ideas from the keynote into instructional practices. The Keynote Breakout occurs only once during the mini-conference.
Spotlight Speakers
These 50 minute sessions are done by presenters from outside of the Glenbrooks based upon their expertise in a chosen area. These experts will provide an interactive approach to learning about areas of interests for the GB based upon past and ongoing professional development topics. Spotlight speakers will hold sessions throughout the day on the same topic with slight variations in content.
Hands-On Workshops
Hands-on workshops are longer presentations that extend across multiple breakout sessions. Topics vary but participants can expect to be very interactive in the production Each Hands-on Workshop occurs only one time so it is important to note that if you find a Workshop of interest, be sure to attend during that time because it will not take place the rest of the day.
General Sessions
These sessions are done by Glenbrook Educators for a classroom size audience. General Sessions are 50 minutes in length and the presentation formats vary: demonstrations, discussions, and lectures. These may target a certain audience or user level so refer to the session description to ensure best selection. Each General Session occurs only one time so it is important to note that if you find a General Session of interest, be sure to attend during that time because it will not take place the rest of the day.